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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Is this sentence correct

Can I say this about the past?

I'd rather not bring my umbrella when in the end I was soaking wet.
  

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I’d rather not bring my umbrella when, in the end, I will be soaking wet. (future) I’d rather I hadn’t brought my umbrella since, in the end, I was soaking wet. (past)

— Wilpeter

  • I’d rather not bring my umbrella when, in the end, I will be soaking wet.
  • (future) I’d rather I hadn’t brought my umbrella since, in the end, I was soaking wet.
  • (past)
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I’d rather not bring my umbrella when, in the end, I will be soaking wet. (future)
I’d rather I hadn’t brought my umbrella since, in the end, I was soaking wet. (past)
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Thank you so much. I'm still not sure if it's 'I would' or 'I had' in the contraction?
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I'd is the contraction for I would in both sentences.
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AnonymousCan I say this about the past?
I'd rather not bring my umbrella when in the end I was soaking wet.
"I'd rather (not)" is not about the past. "I'd rather" is about your present preference. The sentence doesn't seem logical to me. It sounds like you don't want to bring your umbrella now because you were soaking wet in the past.

I think y
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